I am using Slackware 9.1 and having a winmodem which is based on pctel chipset and using the corresponding driver now I was earlier using the same driver in mandrake 9.2 and had no problems. NOw when I connect using KPPP I get the following error which I used to get in Mandrake also and the message as given:

First check that there is no typo in kppp with your username, passwd for isp.
Also run from CLI :

Code:

tail -f /var/log/messages <when attempting to connect>

Post the relevant part of the logs here.

04-27-2004

don

i believe ur problem is because kppp by default is setup to be run with root previleges. try su ing before trying and check whether the error still exist

04-27-2004

zdawg

I am not a KDE fan, and the only reason I ever used it was for KPPP; (I couldn't connect without it at the time -- inexperience).
I now use pppconfig and pon/poff (although I use a custom script I wrote for my needs). But if you like KDE and that is indeed your issue (root), there is an option under run: run as with KDE.